Yearly Archives: 2006

Constitution Abuse

Posted on June 9, 2006 by David

In today’s Washington Post, a no less conservative commentator than Charles Krauthammer has weighed in on the wrongheadedness of the “Marriage Protection Act.” In A Ban We Don’t (Yet) Need, buried in the usual nonsensical complaints about “redefining marriage” (water … Continue reading →

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FMA fails in U.S. Senate

Posted on June 7, 2006 by David

From the AP story: The Senate on Wednesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, dealing an embarrassing defeat to President Bush and Republicans who hoped to use the measure to energize conservative voters on Election Day. Today’s vote … Continue reading →

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It was a very long year

Posted on June 6, 2006 by Jonathan

To the tune of “It was a very good year” Continue reading →

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Carnival of Lies

Posted on June 5, 2006 by David

This post shall be devoted to the top lies that have been told this week about the proposed anti-family Marshall-Newman amendment in order to mislead voters. (Sadly, this may have to become a regular feature for the duration.) Lie Number … Continue reading →

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Obi Wan v Jabba

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Jonathan

It was Obi Wan Knobe versus Jabba the Hut at the Cato Institute as Yale Law professor William (Bill) Eskridge debated Maggie Gallagher, Yale graduate and anti-gay industry marriage scholar. Continue reading →

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The victim tactic

Posted on June 2, 2006 by David

Greg Bouchillon has a post up taking on the latest batch of Anti-Gay Industry talking points, being disseminated far and wide. As he illustrates (several times), it is a wonderland of hypocrisy. He calls it “the bigot tactic,” but I … Continue reading →

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Blogging for LGBT Families

Posted on May 31, 2006 by David

Parenting blog Mombian is hosting a kind of LGBT family blog carnival tomorrow. “Blogging for LGBT Families Day is a time for bloggers to write about LGBT family issues and collectively raise awareness of LGBT families, our diverse nature, and … Continue reading →

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